Pitbull, Bystander Shot by Police

By

Tamer El-Ghobashy And

Pervaiz Shallwani

Aug. 7, 2012 9:13 p.m. ET

Two New York City police officers chasing a drug suspect Tuesday shot and wounded a bystander after firing at his dogs.

The episode unfolded around 11 a.m. after an undercover officer approached two people about buying narcotics in Brooklyn's Bushwick section, according to a law-enforcement official with knowledge of the matter.

The two suspects allegedly phoned a third person who arrived at the corner of Broadway and DeKalb...